A man and his 18-year-old graduating son, Shawn Smith were killed in a shooting on Tuesday at a high school graduation ceremony on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus, in the United States.
Wife of the deceased Tameeka Jackson-Smith told t NBC News that her son, Shawn Jackson and her husband, Renzo Smith, 36, were killed in the shooting, which left five others injured, according to police. United Communities Against Crime, a local organization, also shared the identities of the slain father and son on behalf of the family.
United Communities Against Crime, a local organisation, also shared the identities of the slain father and son on behalf of the family .
Smith had been in attendance to watch his son graduate, Edwards said. Police had not yet publicly released the names of the victims as of early Wednesday.
The five injured victims — all male — are ages 14 to 58, he said.
One of them, who is 31 years old, was being treated for life-threatening injuries, and four had injuries not thought to be life-threatening, police said.
Richmond’s interim police chief, Rick Edwards, said at a news conference that One of two people initially taken into custody, a 19-year-old man, was suspected in the shooting, A second person who was taken into custody was uninvolved.
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